The decrease in size and function of a cell, tissue, organ or body describes

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Atrophy is defined as the decrease in size and function of a cell, tissue, organ, or whole body. Hypertrophy is the enlargement of a tissue resulting from an increase in the size of its individual cells. Hyperemia is an excess of blood within blood vessels in a part of the body. Regeneration is the process whereby injured tissue is replaced with tissue identical to that present before the injury.

The Decrease in Size and Function of a Cell, Tissue